Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-29

placed on the market next year.
GOT HIM AT LAST.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-An interest
ing item of gossip in connection with the
appointment IF the Interstate commerce
commission is the statement that Presi-
dent Cleveland has offered to Mr.. ShoOn-
maker OF New York several other posi-
tons since his Inauguration as President.
Just before Mr. OOerly of Illinois was
appointed on the civil service commits
sion, the place was rendered to Mr..
SHOEMAKER, but he declined with
thanks.
BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March % The expert
ment which Mrs. Lam4drod has begun in
New York for supplying the poor with e
meal for cent was attempted in Wash
lngton years ago, but did not prove very
successful either from financial or a
charitable standpoint. Since that time
several other more or less earnest at
tenpts have been made in the direction of
very cheap restaurants. But one by one
they have been abandoned, and Washing
ton has gone back to its old system of
There are, however more boarding houses,
diplng-rOoms and eating houses in the
capital to-day than in any otner city of
its size in the world. 1t is difficult to
pass any block of ten houses IN any of
the streets outside Of the extreme fash
iorable quarter, without running across
from two to dozen boarding houses
The mania for supplying the necessaries
OF life to other people for slight COM
pensation is extremely rampant at the
national capital, and the inhabitants do
not seem to be able to resist the temptR-
ton to add to their incomes
by this method. The colored pOpu-
latiOn too is an extensive factor
in the trade of caterer, and a
number of COlored men and women have
made snug little fortunes by supplying
meals at weekly or monthly Compensa-
ton, to people residing in fats who are
too indOlent or otherwise Incapacitsted
for performing the functions of eight
housekeeping" The COlored restaura-
teurs grade down from the proprietor of
one OF the most fashionable hotels in the
city to the colOred individual who tramps
the streets night after night, when not
serving a brief sentence in the jail, chant
ing in peculiarly plaintive voice,
Tse talking bout hard craos,
pse talkirg bout soft crabs,
Use talking ID Ut Gebil crabs"
as we'll as his confrere, VINO trundles a
dilapidated baby-Carriage through the
street on which is an immense tin can
filled with q snowy mass which sends
forth pleasing steam and which he sells
to the cry Of "hOt hOmiuy hot"
PerhanS the mOSr successful rrOrriatOr
OF lunch room is an enterprising and
energetic man who some years ago was q
clerk in the War Department. He re-
signed, either voluntarily or otherwise,
and in looking about for something to do
decided upon the milk business. He es-
tablshed a small milk route, which grad
ually grew until il has become the largest
in Washington. He has ore central es-
Enlistment located IN a building seven
or eight stories high which he himself
built year or so ago, and in which he
has all the modern appliances for taking
care of milk and separating the cream
from the heavier portions of the fluid.
From this main stem several branches
have sprung where q "dairy lunch''
is served for very small fig
ure. The most popular of these is l0ca-
w.
the Treasury. Here is a large well lighted
store, the walls of which are decorated
with country scenes, and pictures Of prize !
cattle. On each side are arranged long |
rows of chairs with a cOIOred napkin at
tached to Zach, and across the back part |
Of the room is counter on which are
neaped sandwiches, biscuit, and pies of |
al kinds. Back Of this axe coffee urns, !
rsyni cb h., "a
are drawn. From ~ O'Clock |
TILL three eacn day this place is crowded !
With patrons from the depart |
nents who rush in for noon
day lunch, which can be secured for |
1 ridiculously low figure. During the last
Secretary Chandler was
one of the most constant patrons of this |
larry lunch room. Secretary Folger fire.
luently sent his gannYmede across the
street for cup of milk ard q sandwich,
ind President Arthur himself has more
nan once been seen sitting in @ Chair
With sandwich in one hand and cup OF
)uttermilk IN the other quietly enioVing
himself with colOred messenger, IN one
If the departments, occupying chair
leXt to him, and cab driver biting huge
sections from piece of pie, few feet
!way.
PENSIONER.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 28-A pension
las been granted to Hiram V. Talbot of
odessa, Tex.
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMMISSION.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 28-The Presi-
lent is considering the appointment of
he commission to investigate the ac-
cunts OF the Pacific Railroad. He has
lmOst as many names to draw from as
Vhen the selection OF the Board of Inter
tate Commerce was under consideration.
ImoDg the names said to DE on the win
tug list are Ex-Governor Abbott of New
ersey, State Senator Litter of Illinois
nd j. Barclay Henley Of California. 1t
as been said that these gentlemen will
ertalnly be appointed, but there !
) no authority whatever for the esser- ;
ion. Colonel Lamont said to-day that the
ames would not be announced for some {
avs, possibly not this week Among
ne men likely to be selected are exc m
FRESHMAN j. Randolph Tucker Of Viz ,
mia aDd observation-disclosures Camp ,
III of Illinois. 1t is known that Messrs.
uilom snd Morrison united upon an
iinOiS man and recommended him IN thp